SpeakinginBones

5NoonespeaksthelanguageofsuspensemorebrilliantlythanKathyReichs，#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthoroftheacclaimedTemperanceBrennanseries.InSpeakinginBones，theforensicanthropologistfindsherselfdrawnintoaworldofdarksecretsanddangerousbeliefs，wheregoodandevilblur.Professionally，TemperanceBrennanknowsexactlywhattodomdash;test，analyze，identify.Herpersonallifeisanotherstory.Shersquo;sataloss，wonderinghowtoanswerpolicedetectiveAndrewRyanrsquo;smarriageproposal.Butthematterofmatrimonytakesabackseatwhenmurderrearsitshead.Hazelldquo;Luckyrdquo;Strikemdash;astridentamateurdetectivewhominestheInternetforcoldcasesmdash;comestoBrennanwithataperecordingofanunknowngirlbeingheldprisonerandterrorized.Strikeisconvincedthevoiceisthatofeighteen-year-oldCoraTeague，whowentmissingmorethanthreeyearsearlier.Strikeisalsocertainthattheteenagerrsquo;sremainsaregatheringdustinTemperanceBrennanrsquo;slab.Brennanhasdoubtsaboutworkingwithaself-styledwebsleuth.Butwhentheevidenceseemstoaddup，Brennanrsquo;snextstopisthetreacherousbackwoodswherethechillingrecording(andmaybeCoraTeaguersquo;sbones)werediscovered.Herforensicfieldtriponlyturnsupmoredisturbingquestionsmdash;alongwithgruesomeproofofmoreuntimelydeaths.Whilelocallegendsofeerienocturnalphenomenaandsinistersataniccultsabound，itrsquo;sazealousandsecretivereligioussectthathasBrennanspookedandstrugglingtoseparatethesaintsfromthesinners.Buttherersquo;snothing，includingfireandbrimstone，thatcandistractherfromdiggingupthetruthandtakingdownakillermdash;evenasBrennanfindsherselfinaplacewhereangelsfeartotread，devilsdemandtheirdue，andshemaybedamnednomatterwhat.